Thakor G. Patel, MD, MACP, Chairman, USA Hemant Patel, MD, Co-Chairman, USA
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Sevak Project: A Model for Access to Care in Rural India. Thakor G. Patel, MD, MACP, Chairman, USA Hemant Patel, MD, Co-Chairman, USA Ranjita Misra, PhD, Co-Chairman, USA Padmini Balagopal, PhD Kirtibhai D. Patel, India affiliates Texas A&M University M.S.University, India - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Thakor G. Patel, MD, MACP, Chairman, USAHemant Patel, MD, Co-Chairman, USARanjita Misra, PhD, Co-Chairman, USAPadmini Balagopal, PhDKirtibhai D. Patel, India
affiliatesTexas A&M UniversityM.S.University, IndiaUniversity of Maryland, MDBhartiya Seva Samaj, IndiaSponsored byAAPI & Federation of NY-NJ AAPI
Supported by Pfizer Inc.
Sevak Project: A Model for Access to Care in Rural IndiaSevakSevak Project is based on the U.S.Navy model of Independent Duty CorpsmanA village per district (26) was selected from the state of GujaratThe average population of the village was about 1500-2500Sevaks were identified with average education of 12th grade and above
Sevak The state was divided into 4 regions and a coordinator was appointed for each of the region with graduate level educationSevaks occupation was farming, college or unemployed but had to live in the village to participate in the projectThey were brought to Vadodara, provided with lodging, boarding and other supportSevakGovernment Medical College, Vadodara provided faculty for teachingYoga and English classes daily each for one hourAfternoon, clinical lectures and practicalOne week in Ahmedabad for environment, sanitation and leadership educationSevak Graduation after 10 weeks with competency tests in health education, glucometers, BP and training the trainer.The Chancellor of M.S.University, also a former Queen of the State of Baroda was the keynote speakerThe project has been approved by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. ModiSevakThe sevaks are in their respective villages doing screening for diabetes and hypertension along with recording other health care problemsThey are required to educate the village folks about the merit of having house toilet and smokeless stoves ventilated to the outsideSevakThe coordinators will meet in Vadodara once a month and are required to visit the villages in their region once every two weeksSevaks will meet in Vadodara quarterly and do brainstorming of ideas and lessons learned. Will get refresher trainingVideo teleconferencing and education of the villages is being looked at, but will require fundingSevakThis is a three year pilot project to demonstrate that preventive model works in keeping farmers at work without illness. Identifying those with diabetes and hypertension will prevent complicationsSuch a model has not been tried as a systemThe success of this model is very important as it can be applied in any developing countryPrevalence of DM 7 Pre-diabetes in Rural & Urban India
Dr. T.G.Patel with J & J representatives
Sevaks In Ahemedabad
Learning to blood sugar check
Chancellor Addressing the Sevaks
Lecture on public Health
With the Medical school dean & staff
Clinical rotation at the Medical school
Clinical rotation at the medical school
Insulin Cooler
Yoga Class
Cooking stove in the house
Smokeless Stove
Construction of Toilet
Newly Trained Sevak Checking FBS
Sevak Collecting Data
Sevak conducting an education class
Sevak Visitng Patients in Kutch
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